Painter Gilbert Stuart, whose distinctive style is the way millions of Americans view the Founding Fathers and other key figures, died on this day in history, July 9, 1828.
His father, a Scottish millwright, immigratedAs a child, Stuart spent the early years of his childhood in the mill house.
The success of"The Skater," which Stuart painted in 1782, enabled him to establish his own business as a portrait painter, stated the National Gallery of Art.There, Stuart painted portraits of the Protestant ruling minority for over five years, according to the same source. Stuart left New York and went to Philadelphia to paint his first portrait of President Washington in 1795.
Martha Washington had also commissioned a portrait of her husband and a matching one of herself, according to Mount Vernon.
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